Summaries for Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis

Disease Ontology:9 A viral infectious disease that results in inflammation located in conjunctiva, has material basis in human coxsackievirus a24 or has material basis in human enterovirus 70, which are transmitted by contaminated fomites or transmitted by contact with contaminated hands. the infection has symptom vascular dilation, has symptom eyelid edema, has symptom photophobia, has symptom redness of the eyes, has symptom watering of the eye, has symptom conjunctival congestion, and has symptom superficial punctate epithelial keratitis.

MalaCards based summary: Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis, also known as epidemic haemorrhagic conjunctivitis, is related to conjunctivitis and tuberculosis, and has symptoms including vascular dilation, eyelid edema and photophobia. An important gene associated with Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis is IL1A (interleukin 1, alpha), and among its related pathways are Hematopoietic cell lineage and Interferon Signaling. The drugs emedastine and emedastine difumarate and the compounds endotoxin and ionomycin have been mentioned in the context of this disorder. Affiliated tissues include eye, kidney and colon.